in online exhibition 55 Years of Schellmann Art
Show Window, 2013
Enamel painted wooden frame, with fabric, 61 x 92 x 7.5 cm (24 x 36¼ x 3 in). Edition of 35, signed and numbered on label.
The edition Show Window is a reference to Christo's shop window and façade wrappings from the late 1960s and early 1970s. After emigrating to New York in 1964, Christo began to work with abandoned buildings, covering their glass façades with fabric and paper. The exploration of space, the tension between concealment and unveiling and the play with perception and mystery are central elements that were established in these early experiments and run through his entire oeuvre. The draped curtains set in frames are regarded as precursors to his later monumental veiling projects.
